Archive for October, 2011
(GOOG) NFC Technology Picking Up Steam: What Investors Need to Know
by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Friday, September 30, 2011 Two recent events have likely ushered the dawn of NFC smartphone technology in the mainstream marketplace. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) finally released Google Wallet on September 19, Isis announced this week that a...
3Oct2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(BAC) Bank of America to Charge for Debit Card Usage
Following the footsteps of some of its peers, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is all set to charge its debit card users, in order to recoup some of the revenue losses that the company would suffer after the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) takes effect...
3Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(C) Company News for October 3, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Lower-than-expected demand for residential and commercial security systems in North America led to Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE:IR) reducing its third-quarter and full-year guidance • Orion Marine Group, Inc (NYSE:ORN) said that it expects its profit margins to...
3Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) Stock Market News for October 3, 2011 – Market News
On Friday, markets slipped heavily lower as fresh hints of weakness in the European and domestic economy crippled investor sentiment. However, it was not just Friday’s downtrend that was a matter of concern. With each benchmark losing around 12% for the quarter, this has been...
3Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AMD) Company News for September 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Share prices of commercial insurer Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HGIC) rocketed up 87.06% to $58.96 after Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced its decision to buy Harleysville for $1.63 billion • Analysts at Citi (NYSE:C) downgraded shares of dialysis-center...
2Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PCE) Stock Market News for September 30, 2011
On Thursday, the roller-coaster ride of the markets ended with two benchmarks gaining and the other finishing in the red. A rally in the late session helped the blue-chip index beef up its gains, while sentiment got a boost from encouraging economic data and Germany’s approving...
2Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EW) Edwards Lifesciences Sapien Under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NCA
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) received a major setback as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to initiate a National Coverage Analysis (NCA) of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). As a result, the stock price of the company closed 6.58% lower...
2Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PTEN) U.S. Natural Gas Supply Keeps Growing
The U.S. Energy Department’s weekly inventory release showed a higher-than-expected increase in natural gas supplies, attributable to sagging demand amid robust production. The Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report — brought out by the Energy Information Administration...
2Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued